Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-03-16
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NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
A half dozen managers succeeded each other;
and their aggregate losses for the first season ,
were over S50,000 Then, as ever after, the
managers blamed their luck on the system of
box holders having free admission. Four
shares gave the holder a box and q; single
share gave him a seat. There was a capital
stock of $200,0 0 in 200 shares. Maretzek.
the Strakoschs, the Graus and Mapleson all:
blamed the system and kept throwing the,
In the gamble of opera management. A
Following season saw the first performance Of
"Semiramide," on Oct. 80, 1855, of III
Trovatore" on April 80, 1856, and in the fol
lowing year, with such artists as Brignoli,
Amodoi, Vestvali, La Grange and Badiali,
many operas were produced for the first time
IN America. Piccolomini came in October,
1858, and in the winter Of that year Altman
and trakosc took the helm, n on Nov. "a,
1898, introduced the peerless, perennial Pattiin
Lucia" Jacob Grau in 1859 had a chance as
thee aademy and put oDinorahn on the stage.
The war came, and people had no taste
Tor opera or surplus money to spend on it,
Ga May 81, 1866, tho building went up in
flames. Maretzek had had q lease Of several
years, and Gazzaniga, Kellogg, Phillips and.
Konoont had appeared. December, 1868. saw
German opera under Carl Arschurz, and on
the I'd Flowtow's s,Stradellan was given
Its first performance. On the 25th of No
vember preceding the opera of 'Faust,a had
heen given the first of its many per-
Ioa1nances In america, with Clara Louise
Kellogg as the Marguerite. La Juiyen
mad peen the opera on the night of the fire,
which swept into one of the biggest c~onfiag.
rations the city hiss seen in recent years. The
building, which had cost $3.50, DOC. was in
sured for $50, 600, and the stockholders stood
a heavy assessment, and in March, 1867, the
academy had been rebuilt and was ready for
occupancy. The first performance was a
masked ball for the benefit of the
unfortunate Maretzek. The Barbern was
the first opera, with Miss Hauk in a
minor part; 1870 had Daily as a manager.
with ~Janauschek in heavy tragedy; 1S7l
saw me opera, under the management Of
MAN and Maurice Strakosch. Nilsson sang
IN sMignon," and in 1872 Lucca came in
"L'Afrieaine," and in 1879 aLohenerinp and
Aida" were given. and Campanini made his
first appearance on Oct. 1 in "Lucrezia y
Salvini also used the academy. In 1875 Hess
tried English opera, and IN the spring Of
ls7G Tietjens sang with Brignoli. In 1873
German opera was again tried, with Pappen-
helm. Mapleson then came with all his mill
tary blow and buster to give the later gener-
at,on OF box holders opera with many of the old.
Eavor1tes. He began on Oct. 16, 1873. with
Hauk and C~ampanini in Ella Traviata.n His
second year saw Garster, and in 1880 ANDRE
and Vaieria were singing. In 1881 Patti re-
burned, and for three opera seasons was the
Mapleson star of success. He then demanded
a big subsidy, and, not getting it, left the
academy to its rapid decline. Jan. 4. 1850.
was the date of the advent of the American